That's how Sammy started the phone call he made tonight. No, hello ... or how are you ... or I just got your message. No, just, "Say ... Joel ..."
"Hi dad. I just called you ... did you get my message?"
The television is turned up so loud in the background I could hardly hear him. "Say ... Joel ... did you get my message?"
"No ... I just asked you ..."
"I got a hearing aid. Aren't you proud of me?"
"That's great ... are you wearing it? Because I can't hear you with the TV so loud."
"I put it on in the morning and I take it off at night."
"Dad ... turn down the TV ..."
"What's that? Yeah, at first there was a lot of static you know ..."
"Dad ... I can't hear you ... PLEASE turn down the TV."
"I don't mind them at all. I can hear fine now."
"DAD .... TURN DOWN THE TV SET!!!!"
"I'm watching television now. I can hear it great."
"I give up."
"Tomorrow .... did you say? We going to breakfast?"
"No ... I just called you to tell you we were back in town. You wanted me to call ..."
"Downtown? We are going downtown?"
"No ... no ... I just ..."
"Well. I just called to see how you were and to tell you how I'm doing with this hearing aid."
"Dad ..."
"You take care too."
I stared at my phone as he hung up.
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